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Month: October 2015

Don’t pity me.

October 26, 2015April 11, 2016Leave a comment

It’s a strange experience to have two children graduate to Heaven in just six months time. When we lost Timothy Luke, people were brokenhearted with us, gathered around us and many tried to offer encouraging words. When we announced we were pregnant again, many people said, “we’re really praying with you this time”. Again, they … Continue reading Don’t pity me.

Anger is not my friend- nor is it the enemy.

October 17, 2015April 11, 2016Leave a comment

I am no stranger to grief or miscarriage. Unfortunately, Brett and I have experienced the loss of three of our children. Each one was unique, shocking, painful, heart wrenching, and seemingly unbearable. When our first baby went to Heaven in 2007, I wasn’t yet a Christian and didn’t understand life the way the Bible explains … Continue reading Anger is not my friend- nor is it the enemy.

Monday, October 5th, 2015

October 5, 2015April 11, 2016Leave a comment

Today is the day we would have delivered Timothy Luke via a scheduled c-section. My heart feels sad that I won’t get to hold him, meet him, nurse him, and celebrate him as we introduce him to the world. I wonder what he’d look like as a newborn and I keep imagining he’d have weighed … Continue reading Monday, October 5th, 2015

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